North Carolina A&T and Tuskegee maintained their first place positions after nine weeks in the HSRN Football Polls.
A&T, Grambling and N.C. Central held onto the top three spots in the FCS Poll. Southern and Tennessee State switched positions to round out the top five. Hampton’s MEAC conference win over S.C. State propelled the Pirates from tenth to seventh place.
Tuskegee and Winston Salem State were first and second in the Division II/NAIA poll for the second straight week.
Bowie State jumped from fifth to third with Virginia State and Albany State rounding out the top five.
Langston’s 133 point tally in the past two weeks coupled with a three-game winning streak and 5-2 record have earned the Lions the #10 spot in this week’s poll.
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Division I FCS |
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last Week |
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1 |
North Carolina A&T (11) |
7-1 |
119 |
1 |
|
2 |
Grambling State (1) |
5-1 |
109 |
2 |
|
3 |
North Carolina Central |
6-2 |
91 |
3 |
|
4 |
Southern U. |
5-2 |
79 |
5 |
|
5 |
Tennessee State |
5-3 |
69 |
4 |
|
6 |
Prairie View A&M |
5-3 |
63 |
6 |
|
7 |
Hampton |
4-4 |
43 |
10 |
|
8 |
Alcorn State |
3-4 |
29 |
8 |
|
9 |
South Carolina State |
3-4 |
21 |
7 |
|
10 |
Jackson State |
3-5 |
16 |
9 |
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Others receiving votes |
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Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman, Alabama A&M, Alabama State |
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Division II/NAIA |
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last Week |
|
|
1 |
Tuskegee (10) |
7-1 |
116 |
1 |
|
2 |
Winston-Salem State (1) |
7-2 |
101 |
2 |
|
3 |
Bowie State |
6-3 |
85 |
5 |
|
4 |
Virginia State |
7-2 |
81 |
3 |
|
5 |
Albany State |
5-3 |
59 |
6 |
|
6 |
Miles College |
5-3 |
53 |
9 |
|
7 |
Virginia Union |
5-4 |
45 |
4 |
|
8 |
Chowan |
5-4 |
23 |
7 |
|
9 |
Kentucky State |
4-5 |
21 |
8 |
|
10 |
Langston (1) |
5-2 |
21 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes |
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Elizabeth City State, Lane, Shaw, Fort Valley State, Morehouse |
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Clark Atlanta, Fayetteville State, Benedict |
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Dr. Cavil’s 2016 HBCU Major Division Poll Rankings – Week 9
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-North Carolina A&T Aggies | (7-1, 5-0) | 6 | 95 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State Tigers | (6-1, 5-0) | 3 | 82 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina Central Eagles | (6-2, 5-0) | 1 | 76 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern Jaguars | (5-2, 5-0) | 1 | 75 | 5 |
| 5 | Prairie View A&M Panthers | (5-3, 5-1) | 1 | 74 | 6 |
| 6 | Tennessee State Tigers | (5-3, 2-2) | 71 | 4 | |
| 7 | Hampton Pirates | (4-4, 4-2) | 68 | NR | |
| 8 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | (3-4, 3-1) | 66 | 7 | |
| 9 | Alcorn State Braves | (3-4, 3-3) | 30 | 8 | |
| 10 | Jackson State Tigers | (3-5, 3-3) | 28 | 9 |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
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@ North Carolina A&T State Aggies
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Football Major Division ational Champion
Dropped Out: Texas Southern Tigers-(3-5, 3-4)
Receiving Votes: Alabama A&M Rattlers-(3-6, 3-4)-19
Dr. Cavil’s 2016 HBCU Mid-Major Division Poll Rankings – Week 9
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-Tuskegee Golden Tigers | (7-0, 5-0) | 8 | 103 | 1 |
| 2 | Winston-Salem State Rams | (6-2, 5-0) | 2 | 93 | 2 |
| 3 | Bowie State Bulldogs | (6-3, 5-1) | 83 | 3 | |
| 4 | Virginia State Trojans | (7-2, 4-2) | 82 | 4 | |
| 5 | Albany State Golden Rams | (5-3, 4-1) | 74 | 6 | |
| 6 | Langston Lions | (5-3, 3-1) | 72 | 9 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth City State Vikings | (5-4, 4-2) | 47 | NR | |
| 8 | Virginia Union Panthers | (5-4, 4-2) | 28 | 5 | |
| 9 | Kentucky State Thorobreds | (4-5, 3-2) | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | Miles Golden Bears | (5-3, 5-2) | 18 | 8 |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
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@ Tuskegee Golden Tigers
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Clark-Atlanta Panthers-(5-4, 3-4)
Receiving Votes: Lane Dragons-(5-4, 3-3)-1
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2016 BOXTOROW HBCU Football Coaches Top 10 Poll
Week 9
(Records through October 29, 2016)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (18) | 7-1 | 180 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 4-1 | 162 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina Central | 6-2 | 139 | 4 |
| 4 | Southern | 5-2 | 123 | 5 |
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 5-3 | 98 | 6 |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 5-3 | 96 | 3 |
| 7 | Hampton | 4-4 | 61 | NR |
| 8 | South Carolina State | 3-4 | 51 | 7 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 3-4 | 40 | 8 |
| 10 | Jackson State | 3-5 | 16 | 9 |
Other receiving votes: Texas Southern (3-5) 9, Alabama A&M (3-5) 5, Bethune-Cookman (2-5) 1, Norfolk State (2-6) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2016 BOXTOROW HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
Week 9
(Records through October 29, 2016)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (11) | 7-1 | 128 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling (2) | 5-1 | 119 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina Central | 6-2 | 98 | 4 |
| 4 | Southern | 5-2 | 77 | 6 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 5-3 | 67 | 3 |
| 6 | Tuskegee | 7-1 | 66 | 5 |
| 7 | Prairie View A&M | 5-3 | 62 | 7 |
| 8 | Winston-Salem State | 7-2 | 40 | 10 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 3-4 | 21 | 8 |
| 10 | Bowie State | 6-3 | 13 | NR |
Other receiving votes: Virginia State (7-2) 11, South Carolina State (3-4) 7, Albany State (5-3) 2, Hampton (4-4) 2, Elizabeth City State (5-4) 1, Jackson State (3-5) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
